Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women
Women's Deemed University in India
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Avinashilingam University was a part of University of Madras until it was separated in June 1987.[citation needed] It is now the largest institution in the country for imparting home science education.[8]
Academics
Since 1989 the university has offered two majors and two ancillaries for the undergraduate degree courses. The academic year is divided into two semesters, each semester having a minimum of 100 working days.
Rankings
The NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) ranked it 98th among universities in India and 151-200 overall in 2024.[9][10]
The institute has seven schools which comprise the respective domain departments. Each School is functioning under a Dean who is a senior professor.
The various schools are:
School of Physical Sciences and Computational Sciences
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